Control system



C. B. HUSTON CONTROL SYSTEM Sept. 9, 1941.

Filed May 25, 1940 Inventor: Claude B. Huston,

b9 Ha /M Hi S Attorney.

Patented Sept. 9, 1941 CONTROL SYSTEM Claude B. Huston, Schenectady, N. Y., assignor to General Electric Company, a corporation of New York Application May 25, 1940, Serial No. 337,303

- 12 Claims. This invention relates to control systems, more particularly to systems for controlling the opertrolling the operations of motors which are utilized to drive blooming mills and other types of reversing mills in the operation of which speed of reversal is an important factor. The motors used in such service are usually supplied from an adjustable voltage generator and a substantial portion of the acceleration of the motor is brought about by varying the voltage of the generator.

In order that the rate of acceleration shall be in keeping with the requirements of the mill, it is an object of this invention to provide means for forcing the voltage of the generator or generators to rise rapidly without the use of resistors in the generator field circuit and the loss of power in such resistors when the motor is not accelerating.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a control system in which simple and improved means are provided for preventing such a rapid decay of generator voltage during deceleration as would lead to excessive and dangerous pump back currents from the motor to the generator.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means for eliminating the residual magnetism of the generator when the master switch is returned from a running position to the ofi position without interrupting the generator field circuit.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of simple and improved means for strengthening the torque of the motor in accordance with the load on the motor.

Other objects of the invention will become manifest from the following specification.

In carrying the invention into effect in one form thereof, an electric motor is supplied from an adjustable voltage generator provided with a separately excited field winding. An armature reaction excited dynamo-electric machine is provided for controlling the excitation of the generator field. This armature reaction excited machine is provided with a control field winding and with a pair of load brushes which are connected to the generator field winding. A second control field winding is arranged on the armature reaction machine on the same axis with the first control fieldwinding and is excited by the voltage of the generator so as to oppose the magnetism of the first control field winding. In addition, a third control field winding is arranged on the same axis with the first and second control field windings and is excited in accordance with the current exchanged between the generator and motor so as to act cumulatively with the first control field winding.

In illustrating the invention in one form thereof it is shown as embodied in a control system such as would be useful for controlling the oprlelrations of a motor which drives a blooming m1 For a better and more complete understanding of the invention, reference should now be had to the following specification and to the accompanying drawing, the single figure of which is aof the invention.

Referring now to the drawing, an electric Inotor I0 is connected to drive the rolls of a. blooming mill and is to be started, accelerated, decelerated, stopped and reversed under the control of a master switch H which is illustrated as -a multi-position, reversing type master switch.

The armature of motor H1 is connected in a closed loop circuit with the armature of an adjustable voltage generator 12, which is driven at a speed that is preferably substantially constant, by means of an alternating current induction motor l3. This motor is supplied from a suitable source which is represented by the three supply lines I4.

The generator 12 is provided with a main separately excited field winding 12a, the excitation of which is controlled by suitable means illustrated as an armature reaction excited dynamoelectric machine 15. Dynamo-electric machine I5 is driven at a speed which is substantially constant by any suitable driving means such, for example, as a synchronous motor (not shown). The dynamo-electric machine l5 has two sets of brushes. One set of brushes 15a is connected to an external load which in this case is the separately excited field winding [2a of the supply generator. The other set of brushes 15b is short circuited. The axis of the flux which is produced by the current flowing in the short air- ,-n the short circuit axis. flux is produced by a shunt field winding, the

trol field windings |c and l5d, and a series compensating field winding l5e and the armature reaction of the load current. It is to be noted that the field winding I5d is connected to be energized by the voltage of the generator l2. The flux along the short circuit axis is produced by the shunt field winding I5f and the armature reaction of the short circuit current. This short circuit axis flux generates the voltage which appears across the load brushes I5a' and the control axis flux produces the voltage which appears across the short circuited brushes I51) and causes short circuit current to flow.

The operation of machine l5 will be readily understood by considering the operationWithout the second control field l5d, the shunt and compensating fields i5 and l5e, and then subsequently considering the efiects of these fields on the operation.

Voltage is applied to the .control field winding l5c and current begins to build up in it. Immediatelyv there is generated a voltage in the short circuit path which circulates a large current in the short circuit.

Since the resistance of the short circuit is so low as to be almost negligible, the control field winding [5c is only required to produce a very small fiux in order to produce a large current in the short circuit and a correspondingly large armature fiux. Furthermore, since the fiux of the control field winding need only build up to such a low value, and since the resistance and reactance of the short circuited armature are very low, full load current in the short circuit will be obtained in an exceptionally short time. The armature reaction fiux produced by the short circuit current generates a voltage across the load brushes a and causes load current to flow. This load current will produce an armature flux which would oppose the fiux of the control field winding I50. This would, of course, mean that the flux of control field winding l5c would have to be large enough to overpower this control axis armature flux. However, by using a series field winding l5e through which the load current passes, the armature reaction on the control axis can be completely neutralized. Thus, by the use of this series compensating field, the control field is only required to produce enough field fiux and voltage to overcome the resistance drop in the short circuit, and the time constant or rate of response is very fast.

The function of the shunt field winding i5f is to reduce the steady state short circuit current. For any given voltage across the load brushes lSa, there must be a corresponding flux If any part of this amount of fiux which will be produced by the short circuit armature current will be correspondingly reduced. For example, if the shunt field is adjusted to give enough excitation to generate nine-tenths of the voltage across the load brushes l5a, the short circuit current for any given load voltage will be only one-tenth as great as it would be if there were no shunt field.

As pointed out in the foregoing, the two control fields [5c and [5d oppose each other. The control field winding l5c is arranged to be connected to the source l6, I! when either of the forward and reverse directional contactors l8 and I9 is closed and a resistor is included in the circuit. Field winding l5c causes the machine |5 to increase the voltage of generator I2,

and field winding l5d which is excited from the .voltage of generator [2 causes machine l5 to tend to reduce the voltage of machine 15 and generator 12.

An anti-hunting field l5g is also provided on the control axis of machine l5. It is energized from the secondary of a transformer 2| whose primary winding is connected across the armature of machine l5. In addition, a supplementary field winding I571. is provided on the control axis of machine l5. The excitation of this supplementary field winding is controlled by means of an amplifying generator 22 which interprets armature current of supply generator 12, i. e., its field winding 22a is energized by the voltage drop of the commutating field winding [2b of the generator. The field winding I5h and amplifying generator 22 are provided primarily for the purpose of limiting the pump back current from motor ill to generator 12 during deceleration. In order that the current limit by control of generator voltage may be confined to pump back current only, reversely connected rectifiers 23 and 24 are provided so that current in one direction only will be detected and contactors 25 and 26 are provided for selectively connecting one or the other of the rectifiers in circuit with amplifying generator 22 depending upon the direction of rotation of motor l0. Further, in order that this pump back current limit feature will come into operation only when the current has exceeded a predetermined value, the circuits are so arranged that an opposing voltage derived from the potentiometer 21 is introduced in the circuit of generator 22. This voltage must be overcome before current can fiow in the circuit of field Winding I571.

The mill motor [0 is provided with a field winding Illa the excitation of which is controlled by an armature reaction excited dynamo-electric machine 28 which is identical with machine l5 as described in the foregoing. The load brushes 28a are direct connected to the field winding Illa and the brushes 28b are short circuited.

Four control field windings 28c, 28d, 28c and 23 are provided on the control axes of machine 28. Field winding 280 is separately excited from the control bus l6, I! with resistor 29 connected in series relationship. Field winding 28d is connected across a resistor 30a in series with the motor field Winding Inc and is thus excited in accordance with the motor field current. Field winding 28c is the anti-hunting field winding and field winding 28f is the load control field. Machine 28 is also provided with a shunt field winding 28g and with a series compensating field winding 28h.

Field winding 280 is initially adjusted to establish the field setting of mill motor ID, i. e., to establish the prescribed maximum field strength.

A plurality of contactors 30 and 3i are provided for inserting sections of resistor 29 in the circuit of control field winding 28c,'thereby to cause the machine 28 to weaken the field of motor [0. These contactors are controlled by the master switch ll. Although only two contactors are illustrated, a greater number may be provided depending upon the number of steps of field weakening that are desired;

Since the mill motor l0 loses torque rapidly when its field is weakened, an efiective load control is necessary whereby the field current can be automatically increased if the load reaches a certain prescribed limit. The load current may become too high for various reasons such as an attempt of the operator to take too heavy a draft for the rolling conditions at the time, or to accelerate to too high a speed. On account of field weakening of the motor, an excessive current is required to produce the necessary torque to carry through the pass under such conditions. When this occurs the load limiting control will automatically strengthen the motor field to increase the torque. This is accomplished by exciting the control field winding 28f on the machine 28 from the amplifying generator 32, the field winding 32a of which receives its excitation from the voltage drop of the line current fiowing through the commutating field winding IOb of the motor. Control field winding 28 and the armature of amplifying generator 32 are connected in circuit with potentiometer 33 in such a way that a certain voltage must be produced by the generator before any current will fiow in field winding 28 j. By this means, the load limiting control has no effect until the load has attained a specified value.

Since the motor has a greater commutating capacity when the field is strong than it has when the field is weak, means are provided for changing the calibration of the load limiting means in accordance with the field strength of the motor. This means is illustrated as comprising a second field winding 32b energized by the voltage applied to the field winding I a of the motor and connected to act differentially with respect to field winding 32a.

Inasmuch as the excitation of the main mill motor I0 is constant in its direction and the armature or line current is reversing, it becomes necessary to reverse the main current control field of the amplifying generator so that this field will always have the same relationship to the calibrating field. To accomplish this a pair of electromagnetic contactors are provided. The operation of these contactors is controlled by the master switch II.

With the foregoing understanding of the elements and their organization in the system, the operation of the system itself will readily be understood from the following detailed description.

When the master switch II is in the central or oiT position in which it is shown the voltage of the generator I2 is zero and the motor In is at rest. The line switches 36 and 37 are closed and contactor 38 is closed and resistor 39 short circuited. The energizing circuit for contactor 38 is traced from the positive side I6 of the source, through fingers I Id of the master switch bridged by segment I Ib, operating coil of contactor 38 and thence by conductor 40 to negative side H of the source. The main control field winding 280 of dynamo-electric machine 28 is energized when switches 36 and 31 are closed and this causes machine 28 to supply maximum voltage to g the field I [la of mill motor I0 thereby to force the excitation thereof. As the current builds up in field winding I (la, control field winding 28d which is energized in accordance with this current, opposes field winding 28c and causes machine 28 to reduce the voltage applied to field winding Ifla. A balanced condition of the fields on the control axis is quickly reached which results in terminating the forcing action when the field strength of motor field I 0 reaches normal full strength. Assuming that it is desired to accelerate the mill rolls for a pass in the forward direction, the master switch I i is moved to the right. The operator usually throws the master switch from its off position to its extreme full speed position in a single rapid movement. The running operations, however, will best be understood by considering the movement of the master switch as occurring in a series of steps.

In the first position of the master switch the contactor 38 is deenergized and opens to insert resistor 39 in the circuit of control field winding I5d. Also, the forward contactors I8, 25 and 34 are energized and closed. The energizing circuit for the coils of these contactors is traced from the power segment IIcof the master switch which is connected to the positive side I6 of the source, to segment I Id and cooperating finger I Ie, thence by conductor M to conductor 42. At this point the circuit divides, one branch passing through the interlockof reverse contactor I9 and the coil of forward contactor I8 to the conductor 40 which is connected to the negative side I! of the source, and the other branch passing from conductor 42 through coils of contactors 25 and 34 in parallel and thence by conductors 40 and 43 respectively to the side ll of the source. Forward contactor I8 in closing connects main control field winding I50 of dynamoelectric machine I5 to the source it, I? with resister as in circuit.

In the second position of the master switch an energizing circuit is established for the operating coil of contactor 44. This circuit is traced from power segment I is and finger IIg thence through the coil of contactor 44 and conductor 40 to negative side I! of the source. Contactor 44 picks up and short circuits resistor section 20a thereby increasing the energization of control field winding 150. As a result the voltage of dynamo-electric machine I5 is caused to go to its extreme value.

:This will be adjusted initially so that double normal voltage or some other suitable value of voltage will be applied to the generator field and thus forcing is obtained to cause the generator field to build up rapidly. As soon as the voltage of the generator builds up to approxi mately the value which is to be sustained, con-' trol field winding I5d becomes sumciently energized by the generator voltage to oppose field winding I50 and reduce the voltage at the load brushes of machine I5. This results in a balanced condition between the fluxes of control field windings I50 and i511 such that the machine I5 generates the amount of voltage necessary to cause generator L2 to generate the desired amount of voltage for this position of the master switch.

In the third and fourth positions of the master switch, segments Hit and I I i engage fingers H7 and His, respectively, and as a result contactors 45 and 46 are closed successively to short circuit resistor sections 20b and 200 thereby to increase the strength of control field I 50. On each of these positions the voltage of the dynamo-electric machine will go to its extreme value before the balanced condition is established. As a result the mill motor I0 is rapidly accelerated to its basic speed. During this field forcing, the operation is stabilized by the anti-hunt field I5g. When the voltage of machine I5 is changing rapidly a voltage is induced in the secondary of anti-hunt transformer 2I which is applied to control field winding I59 in the proper direction to counteract the changing voltage of machine I5.

In the fifth position of the master switch contactor 35 is energized and picked up to open its contacts and insert resistor section 29a in to segment II 1' i the circuit with main control field winding 280 of dynamo-electric machine 28 thereby to cause machine 28 to decrease the voltage supplied to field winding IOa of the mill motor and to increase the speed of the mill motor.

In the sixth position of the master switch contactor 3I is picked up to open its contacts and insert resistor section 291) in the circuit of control field winding 290. This causes the machine 28 to decrease still further the voltage supplied to the field winding of the mill motor thereby to increase the speed of the mill motor to a high value.

If the load on the motor becomes excessive for some reason such as the attempt of the operator to accelerate to too high a speed, or an attempt to take too heavy a draft, the amplifying generator 32 whose field winding 32a is energized by the load currentoof motor II] will generate a voltage which exceeds the-voltage drop across the section 330. of potentiometer 33. As a result current will fiow from the left-hand terminal of generator 32 which is positive through resistors 41 and 33a, control field winding 28 rectifier 48 to the negative terminal of generator 32. Field winding 28] aids control field winding 28c and causes machine 28 to strengthen the field of the mill motor ID. This load limiting control will strengthen the motor field up to maximum if necessary thereby to increase the torque and to limit the load on the motor to a specified safe value. When the load on motor I is less than this specified value, the voltage of generator 32 is less than the voltage drop across resistor 33a, and rectifier 48 prevents the flow of current through field winding 28 in the opposite direction. Since the voltage of generator 32 does not overcome the voltage drop across resistor 33a until the load current of the motor attains a specified value, the load limiting control has no effect, and therefore, if the load on the mill motor is light enough, the speed of the motor is free to rise to its maximum value.

When the mill motor I0 is operating at weak field, the differential effect of field winding 32b which is cononected across motor field winding Illa is decreased. This changes the calibration of the load limiting control for different field settings of the mill motor. When the field of the mill motor is strong the differential effect of field winding 32b is large and therefore a high load current will be required to produce sufficient excitation of the main field 32a of the amplifying generator to produce the necessary voltage to counteract the bias voltage of resistor section 330.. Conversely, when the motor field is at a weak setting, then the differential field is likewise weak, and as a result a lesser amount of load current of the mill motor will produce the required amount of voltage of generator 32 to overcome the bias voltage of the resistor 33a.

When the pass is completed, the master switch is returned to the off position to decelerate the mill motor and then moved to the left to reverse the rotation of the millmotor and thereby to effect reverse pass of the billet through the mill rolls. In case the motor field has been weakened as described in the foregoing and the master switch is returned too rapidly to the ofi position, the voltage of supply generator I2 will decay so rapidly that a severe pump back current from the mill motor will result. As previously exsatis ies ture current of supply generator i2 and accord ingly, the voltage generated by amplifying generator 22 will be proportional to the current of generator I2. If the pump back current to generator I2 exceeds a specified value such that the voltage of generator 22 exceeds the voltage drop across section 21a of potentiometer I'l, current will be supplied to the auxiliary control field Winding I5h of machine I5. The direction of current flow is from the lower or positive armature terminal of generator 22 through contacts of forward. contactor 25, rectifier 23, resistor 21a, field winding I5h, to the upper terminal of generator 22. The field winding I5h aids the main Control field winding I50 to hold up the voltage of generator I2 and thereby prevent excessive rate of decay of generator voltage and excessive pump back current. The resistor 21a is initially adjusted to have a voltage drop which will not be overcome by amplifying generator 22 until the armature current of generator I2 exceeds a predetermined permissible value. When the generator I2 is supplying current to motor II], the polarity of the voltage of amplifying generator 22 is reversed and rectifier 23 prevents generator 22 from supplying current to field winding I5h. This rectifier also prevents current from being supplied from the line to field winding I5h when the pump back current is less than the specified value.

- It is to be noted that both forward and reverse contactors 25 and 26 are provided with time delay devices so that the contactor which is closed will remain closed for a predetermined time after the master switch is returned to the off position.

When the master switch reaches the off position the main control field winding I 50 is disconnected from the source and deenergized and consequently the voltage of the generator I2 decays to the value which results from the residual magnetism of the generator, The auxiliary control field winding I5d which is energized from the generator voltage in such a direction as to oppose main control field winding I50 now has full control to reverse the voltage of machine l5 and thereby reduce the residual magnetism and the voltage of the supply generator I2 to zero. When the residual magnetism of the generator reaches zero, all control force is removed from machine [5 and consequently the voltage of the generator does not pass through zero and build up in the reverse direction but remains at zero. In the off position of the master switch the contactor 38 is picked up and resistor 39 short circuited. This increases the effectiveness of field Winding I5d in eliminating the residual magnetism of generator I2.- As a result of the elimination of residual magnetism of the main generator, the mill motor will not creep when the master switch is in its off position.

The reverse 'pss is efiected by moving the master switch to the left to effect reverse rotation of the mill motor. The reverse operation is substantially: identical with the forward operation except that the reverse contactors 26, M and 3d are closed instead of the forward contactors and the functions performed by rectifier 23 during the forward operation are performed by the rectifier 26 during the reverse operation,

Although in accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, this invention is described as embodied in concrete form and the principle 0f the invention has been described together with the best mode in which it is now contemplated that principle, it will be understood that emcnts and connections shown are merely and l alt 2 claim -s new and desire to secure by ted States is:

l. tern comprising in combination elzcmation of said field winding comprising an armature excited dynamo electric machine hav ing a control field winding and a pair of short circuited armature brushes and a pair Ojf load brushes connected to said generator field winding, and means for limiting pump back current f om said generator, means for controlling the excitation of said field winding comprising an armature excited dynamo electric machine provided with a control fieldwinding, 21 pair of short circuited armature brushes and a pair of load brushes connected to said generator field winding, means for exciting said control field winding, means for limiting pump back current from said motor to said generator comprising an auxiliary field winding arranged on the same axis of said dynamo with said control field winding and an auxiliary generator excited by the load current of said adjustable voltage generator for exciting said auxiliary field winding cumulatively with respect to said control field winding and means for introducing an opposing voltage in the circuit of said auxiliary generator to prevent operation of said pump back current limiting means when said pump back current is less than a predetermined value.

3. A motor control system comprising in combination an adjustable voltage generator provided with a field winding, an electric motor supplied from said generator, means for controlling the excitation of said field winding comprising an armature excited dynamo electric machine provided with a control field winding and having a pair of short circuited armature brushes and a pair of load brushes connected to said generator field winding, means for limiting pump back current from said motor to said generator comprising an auxiliary field winding arranged on the same axis of said armature excited dynamo electric machine with said control field winding, an auxiliary generator excited by the armature current of said adjustable voltage generator for exciting said auxiliary field winding cumulatively with respect to said control field winding and a rectifier in the circuit of said auxiliary field winding to prevent excitation of said winding when said adjustable voltage generator is supplying current to said motor.

4. A motor control system comprising in combination, an adjustable voltage generator provided with a field winding, an electric motor supmeans for: efiecting fort.

.notor c ing rebyicino 'ection, means for l ent from said motor to sa auxiliai t same axis of said dynamo elec said control field winding an auxiliary gener-- ator excited from the armair f' ad ustable voltage generator. for exciting said ry field winding nulatively with respect to said control field winding, pair of reversely connected rectifiers arranged to be connected in the circuit oi said auxiliary field winding, and means responsive to operation of said master switch to a forward or reverse position for selectively connecting said rectifiers in circuit of said auxiliary field winding to prevent energization of said auxiliary field winding when said adjustable voltage generator is supplying current to said motor in either direction.

5. 1 motor control system comprising in com-- bination, adjustable voltage generator provided with a field winding, a motor supplied therefrom and provided with a field winding, means for varying the strength of the field of said generator to vary the speed of said motor, and means responsive to the load on said motor for varying the torque of said motor comprising an armature excited dynamo electric machine provided with a control field winding, a pair of short circuited armature brushes, a pair of load brushes connected to said motor field winding and a second control field winding on said dynamo electric machine energized by the armature current justable voltage generator provided with a field winding, a motor provided with a field winding and supplied from said generator, means for varying the strength of the field of said generator to vary the speed of said motor, means for controlling the excitation of said motor comprising an armature excited dynamo electric machine having a pair of load brushes connected to the field winding of said motor and a control field winding, a second control field winding arranged on the same axis of said machine with said first control field winding, and means comprising an amplifying generator excited by the armature current of said motor for exciting said second control field wind ing cumulatively with said first control field winding thereby to cause said dynamo electric machine to strengthen the field of said motor.

7. A motor control system comprising an adjustable voltage generator provided with a field winding, a motor provided with a field winding and supplied from said generator, means for varying the strength of the field of said generator to vary the speed of said motor, means for controlling the excitation of said motor comprising an armature excited dynamo electric machine having a pair of load brushes connected to the field winding of said motor and a control field winding, a second control field winding arranged v on the same axis of said machine with said first control field winding, means comprising an amplifying generator excited by the armature current of said motor for exciting said second control field winding cumulatively with said first control field winding thereby to cause said dynamo electric machine to strengthen the field of said motor, and means for preventing said amplifying generator from supplying current to said second control field winding when said motor is operating as a generator and is supplying current to said supply generator.

8. A motor control system comprising an ad-' justable voltage generator provided with a field winding, a motor provided with a field winding and supplied from said generator, means for varying the strength of the field of said generator to vary the speed of said motor, means for controlling the excitation of said motor comprising an armature excited dynamo electric machine having a pair of load brushes connected to the field winding of said motor and a control field winding, 'a second control field winding arranged on the same axis of saidmachine with said first control field winding, means comprising an amplifying generator excited by the armature current of said motor .for exciting said second control field winding cumulatively with said first control field winding thereby to cause Said dynamo electric machine to strengthen the field of said motor, and means for preventing s'aid amplifying generator from supplying current to said second control field winding when said motor is operating as a generator and is supplying current to said supply generator comprising a recti- 7 a second control field winding arranged on the same axis of said machine with said first control field winding, means for varying the excitation of said control field winding to vary the excitation of said motor, and means responsive to the armature current of said motor for exciting said second control field winding cumulatively with said first control field winding to strengthen the excitation of said motor field winding comprising an amplifying generator having a first field winding excited by the armature current of said motor, means for maintaining said amplifying generator inactive until said motor armature current attains a predetermined value, and calibrating means for varying said predetermined value in accordance with the strength of said motor field.

10. A control system comprising in combination an adjustable voltage generator, a motor supplied from said generator and provided with a field winding, means for controlling the excitation of said field winding comprising an armature excited dynamo electric machine provided with a control field winding and with a pair of load brushes connected to said motor field winding, a second control field winding arranged on ing said second control field winding cumulatively with said first control field winding to strengthen the excitation of said motor field winding comprising an amplifying generator having a first field winding excited by the armature current of said motor, means for maintaining said amplifying generator inactive until said motor armature current attains a predetermined value, comprising a device for introducing a bucking voltage in circuit with said amplifying generator, and calibrating means for adjusting said predetermined value in accordance with field strength of said motor comprising a second field winding on said amplifying generator connected across said motor field winding so as to be excited differentially with respect to said first field winding of said amplifying generator.

11. A motor control system comprising in combination an adjustable voltage generator provided with a field winding, a motor supplied from said generator, means for controlling the excitation of said field winding comprising an armature excited dynamo electric machine provided with a pair of load brushes connected to said field winding and also provided with a control field winding, a master switch having an ofi position and a running position, and means responsive to movement of said master switch to said running position for exciting said control field winding thereby to cause said dynamo electric machine to excite said generator field winding, and means for reducing the residual magnetism of said generator to zero when said master switch is moved to said olT position comprising a second field winding on said dynamo electric machine arranged on the same axis with said control field winding and connected to be excited by the volt age of said generator dififerentially with respect to said control field winding.

12. A motor control system comprising in combination an adjustable voltage generator provided with a field winding, a motor supplied from said generator, means for controlling the excita-- tion of said field winding comprising an armature excited dynamo electric machine provided with a pair of load brushes connected to said field winding and also provided with a control field winding, a master switch having an ofi position and a running position, means responsive to movement of said master switch to said running position for exciting said control field winding'thereby to cause said dynamo electric machine to excite said generator field winding, and means for reducing the residual magnetism of said generator to zero when said master switch is moved to said off position comprising a second field winding on said dynamo electric machine arranged on the same axis with said control field winding and connected to be excited by the. voltage of said generator differentially with respect to said control field winding, and a current limiting device in circuit with said second field winding and means responsive to movement of said master switch to said off position for rendering said current limiting device inefiective.

CLAUDE B. HUSTON. 

